The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1)

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PT. 1 AL-BAQARAH 121. And the Jews will by no means be pleased with thee, nor CH. 2 وَلَنْ تَرْضَى عَنْكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلَا النَّصْرُى حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللهِ the Christians, unless thou follow their creed. Say, 'Surely, Allah's guidance alone is the guidance. And if thou follow their evil desires after the knowledge that has come to thee, thou shalt have, from Allah, no friend nor helper. 127 وقف منزل هُوَ الْهُدَى وَلَبِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ بَعْدَ الَّذِي جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَالَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَلِي وَلَا نَصِيرٍ 2:112. 2:146; 13:38. which has no parallel in history, although worldly conditions and circumstances were all in favour of the disbelievers and against the Holy Prophet. The last-mentioned words of the verse, i. e. thou wilt not be questioned about the inmates of Hell, are a sort of consolation for the Holy Prophet who, owing to his great solicitude for the people who disbelieved in him, was ever anxious about their fate. Elsewhere the Quran says, It may be thou wilt grieve thyself to death, because they believe not (26:4). 127. Important Words: ale (creed) is derived from J. and means, among other things, religion; law of Shari'ah; the right way (Lane). هوی (evil desires) is the plural of (an evil desire). The verb ✓ means, he or it fell or descended or came down from a higher position to a lower one. It also means, it rose or ascended. means, a desire; an evil or low desire; an evil inclination; love and attachment 8 means, he 215 followed his evil inclination, i. e. swerved from the way of rectitude (Aqrab & Lane). Commentary: The words, if thou follow their evil desires, though apparently addressed to the Holy Prophet, are really general in their application, being meant for his followers. The Holy Prophet has been described in the Quran as a model for mankind and a and therefore he was infinitely above paragon of perfection (3:32; 33:22) the possibility of complying with the evil wishes of the Jews and the Christians concerning the guidance he had directly received from God. At several other places in the Quran, the same form of address has been used. This is done to emphasize the importance of the commandment which is seemingly addressed to the Holy Prophet but is really meant for his followers (see 17:24). This mode of address is not peculiar to the Quran. In the Bible we come across similar instances (e. g. Deut. 16:21, 22).